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there is no military solution in afghanistan. and in a world where terrorism can eminate from the tribal regions of yemen or hotel room in germany, we cannot adequately address these challenges through a boots on the ground strategy. it is clear that occupying states and nation building doesn't make for effective counterterrorism and the financial and human costs for continuing this war are indefensible. with over 1,600 troops killed and more seriously wounded in afghanistan, the human toll continues to mount each ander day. we need to bring our troops home and use the savings for our economic challenges here at home especially for job and i have amendments to end funding operations for combat in afghanistan and provide funding for the protection and safe and orderly withdrawal of our young men and women as quickly as possible. and i urge members to support this amendment. aisle be offering an amendment to transfer $5 billion, which is in the pentagon -- now this is a $5 billion -- may i have two more minutes? mr. dicks: yield tw
there is no military solution in afghanistan. and in a world where terrorism can eminate from the tribal regions of yemen or hotel room in germany, we cannot adequately address these challenges through a boots on the ground strategy. it is clear that occupying states and nation building doesn't make for effective counterterrorism and the financial and human costs for continuing this war are indefensible. with over 1,600 troops killed and more seriously wounded in afghanistan, the human toll...
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mainstream media isn't paying us still and the longest war ever in afghanistan in the name of fighting al qaeda and al qaida is reportedly now collapsing yet you have u.s. officials right and left saying at the same time that despite a two thousand and fourteen withdraw all date for afghanistan the u.s. may be there for many more years to come if you don't take my word for it people like outgoing u.s. ambassador to afghanistan can barry said that recently in an interview when at the same time the defense bill is working its way through congress which doesn't prescribe an end game either and yet signs of the consequences for america of this war are everywhere just listen to this story reported today a u.s. special operations officer his name is army master sergeant benjamin stevenson he was killed in a remote area of eastern afghanistan now this was a highly decorated soldier from texas and he was on his ten to were of duty in the war zones of afghanistan and iraq is ten two are duty we are deploying people for ten two words of duty in this war they are dying and the mainstream media is
mainstream media isn't paying us still and the longest war ever in afghanistan in the name of fighting al qaeda and al qaida is reportedly now collapsing yet you have u.s. officials right and left saying at the same time that despite a two thousand and fourteen withdraw all date for afghanistan the u.s. may be there for many more years to come if you don't take my word for it people like outgoing u.s. ambassador to afghanistan can barry said that recently in an interview when at the same time...
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ambassador to afghanistan i can bury said that recently in an interview and at the same time the defense bill is working its way through congress which doesn't prescribe an end game either and yet signs of the consequences for america of this war are everywhere just listen to this story reported today a u.s. special operations officer his name is army master sergeant benjamin stevenson he was killed in a remote area of eastern afghanistan now this was a highly decorated soldier from texas and he was on his ten to were of duty in the war zones of afghanistan and iraq his ten two are of duty we are deploying people for ten two words of duty in this war they are dying and the mainstream media is not even questioning why not in our longest war not even when they report that this so-called enemy and now war is collapsing and the attack he died in was interestingly a fire fight against an al qaeda related group that's according to you a u.s. official now maybe the mainstream media just didn't want this news to rain on the parade of the story of the u.s. officials reporting today the collapse o
ambassador to afghanistan i can bury said that recently in an interview and at the same time the defense bill is working its way through congress which doesn't prescribe an end game either and yet signs of the consequences for america of this war are everywhere just listen to this story reported today a u.s. special operations officer his name is army master sergeant benjamin stevenson he was killed in a remote area of eastern afghanistan now this was a highly decorated soldier from texas and...
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grandparents, mothers and fathers who are back here in this country while on the front lines of iraq and afghanistan. today we just voted h.r. 2650 to, in fact, establish a club of losers for these patriots who have served their country. what a shame. what a shame. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana rise? without objection. mr. scalise: mr. speaker, the house finally passed a real plan that addresses this nation's spending crisis. i think many american families know that washington has a spending problem because they have been living within their means. they have wen been trying to figure out to do what what they've got. and we passed a plan that actually would cut, cap and balance and controls spending in washington. and what's the president's plan? we have still yet to hear his plan. we hear speeches and class warfare where the president puts one part of america against the other. if he confiscated every dollar, it wouldn't address the problem. it's time to get real. if the president wants to get serious about addressing the spending problems,
grandparents, mothers and fathers who are back here in this country while on the front lines of iraq and afghanistan. today we just voted h.r. 2650 to, in fact, establish a club of losers for these patriots who have served their country. what a shame. what a shame. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from louisiana rise? without objection. mr. scalise: mr. speaker, the house finally passed a real plan that addresses this nation's spending crisis. i think...
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they have made enormous contribution to afghanistan. they made very important contribution to libya on anti-pier asy, on a -- anti- piresy. the net they are lands is supportive of our joint security and we are grateful. in addition, despite the fact that the netherlands doesn't have a huge population, they are one of our most portrayeding partners. the economic relationship between our two countries is deep and broad. we are one of the largest investors in the netherlands. the netherlands is one of the largest investors in the united states. so given both of our interests in promoting commerce, growth and jobs, it is very important that we coordinate with the netherlands. on that score, obviously, we are both concerned about the situation in the euro zone in which the netherlands has a very significant voice and i'm going to be interested in hearing from his views as to how this issue gets resolved because i said yesterday during my meeting yesterday, we have a very deep interest in the united states in making sure that that process is
they have made enormous contribution to afghanistan. they made very important contribution to libya on anti-pier asy, on a -- anti- piresy. the net they are lands is supportive of our joint security and we are grateful. in addition, despite the fact that the netherlands doesn't have a huge population, they are one of our most portrayeding partners. the economic relationship between our two countries is deep and broad. we are one of the largest investors in the netherlands. the netherlands is...
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the afghanistan war and the iraq war. not paid for but rather borrowed money from china and other places. the result of that, an enormous increase in the deficit followed by the great recession which was basically caused by greed, wall street greed and the elimination of regulation. it was as though you had an nfl football game and you would have wiped out the sidelines, you took the referees off the field, send them back to the locker room, ok, play ball, boys. you know what would happen? chaos. and that's what we got in the financial sector when regulation was removed and we wound up with the great recession. we need to put in place sound regulation, good regulation and we need to have the referees on the field. we also need to have a long-term vision on how to deal with the deficit, and you cannot do it by just in a feeding frenzy wiping out critical programs that create future economic growth. unfortunately that's what our republican colleagues have suggested we do. we're not there yet. the h.r. 1, the resolution that
the afghanistan war and the iraq war. not paid for but rather borrowed money from china and other places. the result of that, an enormous increase in the deficit followed by the great recession which was basically caused by greed, wall street greed and the elimination of regulation. it was as though you had an nfl football game and you would have wiped out the sidelines, you took the referees off the field, send them back to the locker room, ok, play ball, boys. you know what would happen?...
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bush's policies incoming his massive tax cuts and his war with iraq and afghanistan. the projected costs over eight years, less than $1.5 trillion. for for him to say the bush administration didn't create the deficit is hog wash. for martha mccallum to say that we shortchange the veterans. we could fight more wars is outrageous psychotalk. house republicans shut down the faa while they fight to destroy workers' rights. do you know what the number is? almost 100,000 jobs are at risk but airlines are raking in the profits. [ thomas ] my sophomore year, i was pretty confused, didn't really know what i wanted to do. didn't like high school. and then i met my teacher, mr. mccooey, and that click happened. i would never have even thought about going into the engineering field if it wasn't for these ap classes, these teachers and them helping me realize that this is a major calling in my life. ♪ i didn't always know that i would like math, but now i think it'll change my life. >>> coming up, a discussion about the working folk of america. the faa shutdown is costing taxpay
bush's policies incoming his massive tax cuts and his war with iraq and afghanistan. the projected costs over eight years, less than $1.5 trillion. for for him to say the bush administration didn't create the deficit is hog wash. for martha mccallum to say that we shortchange the veterans. we could fight more wars is outrageous psychotalk. house republicans shut down the faa while they fight to destroy workers' rights. do you know what the number is? almost 100,000 jobs are at risk but airlines...
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paid for tax cuts for millionaires and paid for tax cuts for billionaires and fought wars in iraq and afghanistan and offered a pharmaceutical plan for the medicare program, all without having a payment mechanism. and so this spending frenzy, which was tremendous, there was a huge bill for the american public, had been done offbudget and had no funding sources. there were no pay-fors as they're addressed today. the contrast here with the president's proposal work president obama's proposal, is last an offering for relief for america's working families. for her middle class strata with a payroll tax, -- payroll tax extender, payroll tax reduction extension. that enables both employers and employees to realize a savings that then allows us to put together a balanced approach on assisting the economic revitalization of our working families and middle class and providing investments that are essential going forward. automating our manufacturing concepts in providing an inducement of an ideas economy into the equation of success for this country. that all requires investment. and so as we look at this
paid for tax cuts for millionaires and paid for tax cuts for billionaires and fought wars in iraq and afghanistan and offered a pharmaceutical plan for the medicare program, all without having a payment mechanism. and so this spending frenzy, which was tremendous, there was a huge bill for the american public, had been done offbudget and had no funding sources. there were no pay-fors as they're addressed today. the contrast here with the president's proposal work president obama's proposal, is...
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voted to carry out two wars, afghanistan and iraq. borrowed money to do it. these are past expenditures. here we are, days away from the default crisis, where our republican friends are using this moment in time, where we're not really discussing tomorrow's expenditures, we're talking about yesterday's expenditures and they're saying, give us our way our else america defaults. mr. welch: representative garamendi, i think the message from the democrats in the house of representatives is straightforward and logical. mr. tonko: we said save medicare, make it stronger. then we talk about cutting, cutting programs that don't create jobs. do those cuts where there's no jobs created. where there are, save those programs, strengthen them, provide for jobs by investing in education, in innovation, and in infrastructure. and it's very easy when you take the education investment, the infrastructure investment and certainly the education investment that equals jobs for americans. middle class americans. and that's what it's all about. if we create jobs, it drives down th
voted to carry out two wars, afghanistan and iraq. borrowed money to do it. these are past expenditures. here we are, days away from the default crisis, where our republican friends are using this moment in time, where we're not really discussing tomorrow's expenditures, we're talking about yesterday's expenditures and they're saying, give us our way our else america defaults. mr. welch: representative garamendi, i think the message from the democrats in the house of representatives is...
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the one looking at afghanistan. hope to resolve that and take you back over to the hearing momentarily. u.s. house come in for their general speeches this morning. as we mention add moment ago we will come back at noon. two bills today, repealing mandatory funding for two programs established by the health care law. over in the senate today, general speeches but we might see some possible debate and vote on a resolution commending u.s. forces and the intelligence community for their successful operation in bringing about the death of osama bin laden. we mentioned that senate foreign relations committee, that's on the situation in afghanistan. there will be a hearing later this afternoon on the house side, homeland security subcommittee looking at the security threat from pakistan. particularly in the wake of the killing of osama bin laden. that's coming up at 2:00. that will be live on our companion network, c-span3. we'll take you back live now over to senate foreign relations. >> about the performance of our troop
the one looking at afghanistan. hope to resolve that and take you back over to the hearing momentarily. u.s. house come in for their general speeches this morning. as we mention add moment ago we will come back at noon. two bills today, repealing mandatory funding for two programs established by the health care law. over in the senate today, general speeches but we might see some possible debate and vote on a resolution commending u.s. forces and the intelligence community for their successful...
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saudi arabia, pakistan, afghanistan. that's where these 663 people were from that were captured by our law enforcement, trying to come into the united states. and they weren't coming over here looking for work that americans won't do. they were coming over here for mischief reasons. and that's because the boarder's open -- border's open. the world knows, if you can get to mexico, you can get to the united states and that was the plan in this bold endeavor to commit terror in the united states. recently they did a border forum in brownsville where we had a primary, law enforcement and people who lived on the border testify about violence on the border. there are some places on the border that aren't violent on the united states side. but there are other places that are. it's not -- it's not all peaceful and it's not all violent. it depends on the area of the border. and one of the cattle ranchers, excuse me, one of the cattlemen that's a ranger for the cattlemen's association testified that he was so concerned about cross
saudi arabia, pakistan, afghanistan. that's where these 663 people were from that were captured by our law enforcement, trying to come into the united states. and they weren't coming over here looking for work that americans won't do. they were coming over here for mischief reasons. and that's because the boarder's open -- border's open. the world knows, if you can get to mexico, you can get to the united states and that was the plan in this bold endeavor to commit terror in the united states....
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whether it's going after bin laden, finally keeping the commitment to leave iraq, the way he's gone in afghanistan, that phone has rung at 3:00 in the morning and he's given the right answer. >> george h.w. bush has come out in support of mitt romney. he seems to be picking up more support from traditional republicans. what does this mean, and does this help? >> oh, sure, it helps. the republican establishment's going to win again. the republicans are almost certainly going to nominate the next guy in line. we've been searching for the unromney for months and months and months. i think romney is probably going to win. i think he may very well win iowa. because he's the uncain. he's the unbachmann. he's the ungingrich. he's the unpaul. >> you think he can win iowa? >> i think he can win iowa. look, there are some polls -- there's one poll that shows him slightly ahead. i think he's dumping a huge amount. his super pac. millions of dollars of negative ads on gingrich and now perry because they don't want perry to revive because either he's going to win iowa in his view, that's his game plan, or he's
whether it's going after bin laden, finally keeping the commitment to leave iraq, the way he's gone in afghanistan, that phone has rung at 3:00 in the morning and he's given the right answer. >> george h.w. bush has come out in support of mitt romney. he seems to be picking up more support from traditional republicans. what does this mean, and does this help? >> oh, sure, it helps. the republican establishment's going to win again. the republicans are almost certainly going to...
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because of you, in afghanistan, we have broken the momentum of the taliban. because of you, we have become -- we have begun the transition to the afghans that will allow us to bring home our troops from there and around the globe as we drawdown we have gone after al qaeda so that terrorists who threaten america will have no safe haven and osama bin laden will never again walk the face of this earth. [cheers and applause] so here is what i want you to know and here is what i want all our men and women in uniform to know -- because of you, we're ending these wars in a way that will make america strong and the world more secure. because of you. that success was never guaranteed. let us remember the source of american leadership, our commitment to values written in our founding document and a unique willingness among nations to pay a great price for the progress of human freedom and dignity. this is who we are. it is what we do. as americans. together. the war in iraq will soon belong to history. your service belongs to the ages. never forget that you are part of
because of you, in afghanistan, we have broken the momentum of the taliban. because of you, we have become -- we have begun the transition to the afghans that will allow us to bring home our troops from there and around the globe as we drawdown we have gone after al qaeda so that terrorists who threaten america will have no safe haven and osama bin laden will never again walk the face of this earth. [cheers and applause] so here is what i want you to know and here is what i want all our men and...
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reluctant to advocate for people who are being persecuted because they're christians whether it be in afghanistan, pakistan or egypt. and the two questions that i have, how many connections have there been -- convictions have there been over the last several years, do you have any -- and how many occasions do you know where the american embassy has advocated for these cases? generally, when there's a problem, members go to the embassy, they advocate it. how many times has the american embassy participate and been involved in any different cases? >> thank you very much, mr. wolf. there have been, in the 50 cases i was involved with personally, there were two investigations, neither investigation resulted in any legal process, so there are no convictions, um, resulting as of, as of complaints to the effective kidnappings, forced marriages and forced converses of coptic christian women. to my knowledge, also, and according to my research the u.s. embassy has not advocated on behalf of these women. >> one last thing, mr. chairman. as you have this record, i urge you to send it to leon panetta. our mi
reluctant to advocate for people who are being persecuted because they're christians whether it be in afghanistan, pakistan or egypt. and the two questions that i have, how many connections have there been -- convictions have there been over the last several years, do you have any -- and how many occasions do you know where the american embassy has advocated for these cases? generally, when there's a problem, members go to the embassy, they advocate it. how many times has the american embassy...
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these are the men and women that fought for us in afghanistan. these are the men and women who came back without their legs, with their minds jumbled because of an i.e.d. 77,000 of them. give them a chance and let this group that's been so extraordinarily successful, in part because of their own work and in part because of the tax cuts that they've enjoyed for the last 11 years. ms. sutton: you make such an important point. here we are, coming up on veterans day, it is not enough to just go out to ceremonies on veteran days and express our appreciation, although that should happen. we should be expressing our appreciation to veterans not just through those ceremonies but through our policies. we have all these veterans out there who are returning from the current wars. we have other veterans out there looking for opportunities. and the american jobs act will help us to create those opportunities that they so richly deserved and let's be clear the people who are fighting our wars, they are part of the 99%. very few part of the 1%. so it's really,
these are the men and women that fought for us in afghanistan. these are the men and women who came back without their legs, with their minds jumbled because of an i.e.d. 77,000 of them. give them a chance and let this group that's been so extraordinarily successful, in part because of their own work and in part because of the tax cuts that they've enjoyed for the last 11 years. ms. sutton: you make such an important point. here we are, coming up on veterans day, it is not enough to just go out...
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we want to get out of afghanistan as soon as we can. host: that is our top pick up next with john garamendi, the democrat of california. paul broun, thank you for being here. guest: i want to encourage people to go on our website, and follow me on facebook. follow me there, give us comments. i am eager to hear comments, whether you agree with me or not. and if you go on a web site. broun.house.gov. follow me there. there is an e-mail address also. fall also facebook, twitter, and you can get those links on broun.house.gov. host: thank you. first, a news update from c- span radio. >> some of the headlines. the british prime minister and president obama are confronting complex security debates over afghanistan, libya, economic growth. midway through his european tour, mr. obama began his day with private meetings with the prime minister and deputy prime minister. they are holding a news conference. later, president obama addresses both houses of the british parliament. palestinian president today criticized a peace plan presented by israe
we want to get out of afghanistan as soon as we can. host: that is our top pick up next with john garamendi, the democrat of california. paul broun, thank you for being here. guest: i want to encourage people to go on our website, and follow me on facebook. follow me there, give us comments. i am eager to hear comments, whether you agree with me or not. and if you go on a web site. broun.house.gov. follow me there. there is an e-mail address also. fall also facebook, twitter, and you can get...
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end the war in afghanistan. end the war in afghanistan, bring the troops home, bring the money home, balance our budget, use that to solve the deficit or spend that money on building those roads, those facilities here in the united states. but let's talk about the deficit for a moment. if you're going to talk about the deficit, you ought to understand where the deficit came from. it didn't just come out of the blue this year. didn't just appear in the obama administration. the deficit is something that has built up over a long period of time here in the united states. when they say the deficit is $4 trillion and is going to increase, it's not if the president and the democrats get their way. it will be reduced by $14 trillion. however the current deficit, where did it come from? where did it magically appear? let's take a look. this right here -- here's the facts. who left us with huge deficits this fellow over here you may recognize him, ronald reagan. at the end of every year, the con fwregsal budget office ma
end the war in afghanistan. end the war in afghanistan, bring the troops home, bring the money home, balance our budget, use that to solve the deficit or spend that money on building those roads, those facilities here in the united states. but let's talk about the deficit for a moment. if you're going to talk about the deficit, you ought to understand where the deficit came from. it didn't just come out of the blue this year. didn't just appear in the obama administration. the deficit is...
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so i hope that the president will speak tomorrow night about afghanistan. i hope that he will say that he intends to start bringing our troops home this year. mr. speaker, just another couple points and then i will conclude. i have here photographs of marines from the camp lejeune area which is in my district and they're young, anywhere from 19-38 of age who have given their life for their country and yet many times i wonder here in congress why don't we bring up this issue of bringing our troops home from afghanistan. so, mr. speaker, tonight i want to thank you for giving me this chance to speak. i want to thank those that might be on the floor. i hope you'll join us and myself and jimmy duncan on our side who have been saying it's time to bring our troops home and let's join together in a bipartisan way and start talking about bringing our troops home. mr. speaker, before closing, as i do each and every night because i think about the pain that i've seen at walter reed and bethesda, i think about the families who are burying their loved ones now, who hav
so i hope that the president will speak tomorrow night about afghanistan. i hope that he will say that he intends to start bringing our troops home this year. mr. speaker, just another couple points and then i will conclude. i have here photographs of marines from the camp lejeune area which is in my district and they're young, anywhere from 19-38 of age who have given their life for their country and yet many times i wonder here in congress why don't we bring up this issue of bringing our...
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before i begin on this important topic, i want to address the situation in afghanistan, where there was an attack on our embassy in kabul today. it appears that a number of afghan civilians have is been hurt and we, of course, will do all we can to assist them. there are no reports of casualties among embassy personnel at this time. we are following this very closely, also the unfolding situation in the area, including at nato headquarters, which for those of you who have been in kabul, you know is across the street from our embassy compound. we will take all necessary steps not only to ensure the safety of our people, but to secure the area and to ensure that those who perpetrated this attack oare dealt with. but i want to say a word about our civilians who serve at our embassy. it is of course state department, diplomats, usaid, experts, it's a whole of government effort and there are civilians across, from across our government who are there with the sole purpose of assisting the people of afghanistan in a transition toward stability, security, and prosperity. the civilians who serve
before i begin on this important topic, i want to address the situation in afghanistan, where there was an attack on our embassy in kabul today. it appears that a number of afghan civilians have is been hurt and we, of course, will do all we can to assist them. there are no reports of casualties among embassy personnel at this time. we are following this very closely, also the unfolding situation in the area, including at nato headquarters, which for those of you who have been in kabul, you...
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that's not a new way forward in afghanistan. we were promised a new way forward in afghanistan. and it's going to take 18 months just to get even that much done. how many times are we going to move the goal post? anything less than a major shift in afghanistan policy will be a huge disappointment to the americans who are paying for it in blood and treasure. clear, strong jorts of our country -- majorities of our country believe it's time we finally end this awful foreign policy blunder. this is not a partisan stance. you just heard congressman walter jones from north carolina. this is common sense. several republicans in this body oppose this war. even some of the republicans running for president have expressed concern about continuing the military occupation much longer. it's simply not acceptable to ask for more patience and more time for this strategy to work. you mean 10 years isn't enough? how many families were missing a seat at the table on father's day this past weekend because we kept giving this dreadful policy one more chance? afghanistan casualties are on the rise,
that's not a new way forward in afghanistan. we were promised a new way forward in afghanistan. and it's going to take 18 months just to get even that much done. how many times are we going to move the goal post? anything less than a major shift in afghanistan policy will be a huge disappointment to the americans who are paying for it in blood and treasure. clear, strong jorts of our country -- majorities of our country believe it's time we finally end this awful foreign policy blunder. this is...
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do you think that troops in afghanistan are paid for by funny money? the fact is that while on the one hand we hear these complaints about spending we have people pushing for more and more spending. and i have to say here that -- i would include my administration in this and i think if the president expects us to go on with certain restraints elsewhere, adding billions of dollars to what we have already wasted in iraq by keeping thousands of troops in iraq beyond this -- and by the way, why are we keeping troops in iraq? one of the leading advocates for keeping troops in iraq, senator graham said we should keep troops in iraq because we need to police the border between the arabs and the kurds. that at a time when we are denying funds to our cities to police their own areas. so let's be clear. first of all this sham says, you know what, we had a vote to raise the debt limit. we are now going to engage in this mock exercise of taking back what we did. if anyone takes it seriously it will send waves of uncertainty back into the economy. but secondly, goi
do you think that troops in afghanistan are paid for by funny money? the fact is that while on the one hand we hear these complaints about spending we have people pushing for more and more spending. and i have to say here that -- i would include my administration in this and i think if the president expects us to go on with certain restraints elsewhere, adding billions of dollars to what we have already wasted in iraq by keeping thousands of troops in iraq beyond this -- and by the way, why are...
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get out of afghanistan. the costs in blood and treasure have been too high. 10 years is more than enough. after 10 years it's time to come home. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: thank you. the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from alabama, mr. bonner, for five minutes. mr. bonner: i ask unanimous consent to address the house and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: yes, you may proceed. the gentleman is recognized. mr. bonner: madam speaker, while the long-term unemployment is now worse than at anytime since the great depression and americans in growing numbers are becoming more and more concerned about the direction their country is heading, one thing that is uniting americans is the realization that their federal government is unnecessarily getting in the way of the job creators. both small and large businesses alike. by tying their hands, the hands of employers with bureaucratic red tape and over-the-top unnecessary and often duplicative regu
get out of afghanistan. the costs in blood and treasure have been too high. 10 years is more than enough. after 10 years it's time to come home. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: thank you. the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from alabama, mr. bonner, for five minutes. mr. bonner: i ask unanimous consent to address the house and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: yes, you may proceed. the gentleman is recognized. mr. bonner:...
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you look at afghanistan. the government was in absolute support of an organization that planned, recruited, and ultimately carried out an attack on the president of the united states. the president said, and give them up or we are coming in. they said, come on in, the water is fine. you cannot just you special forces and operations. it will not translate into every region of the country. it is dangerous to say this is the new counterterrorism strategy in the united states. it should be part of it. >> the devil's advocate would say we have taken out osama bin laden and the initial training camp. if we could have done that -- taken out the training camp, we could have avoided this. >> we could have gotten him in africa. he was operating in africa and we did not know it. in the 1990's, which could have gotten osama bin laden in africa. we would not have had this problem. we find ourselves in the fight we are in, not the fight we want to be in. torah bora would have been great if we were that close. no military o
you look at afghanistan. the government was in absolute support of an organization that planned, recruited, and ultimately carried out an attack on the president of the united states. the president said, and give them up or we are coming in. they said, come on in, the water is fine. you cannot just you special forces and operations. it will not translate into every region of the country. it is dangerous to say this is the new counterterrorism strategy in the united states. it should be part of...
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you want to deal with this deficit, end the war in afghanistan. we can do this. tax policy, let the wealthy pay their share and the oil companies pay their share. hold the expenditures steady and reduce it, as has been proposed and create economic growth. i know you gentlemen on the budget committee fought hard. republicans refused. their plome is 30 years before gsh their proposal is 30 years before that. i will talk about make it in america. i'm going to turn it back to you, mr. yarmuth. but it's important for the american public to understand where the deficit can be solved without harming seniors, without taking away medicare and making the critical investments that you talked about, mr. tonko, medical research, education. mr. yarmuth: to elaborate on the issue that what creates jobs and what kills jobs. h.r. 1, which was the republican continuing resolution that was passed earlier this year, we are still fighting that battle, but these are the principles that were reflected in here and reflected in the ryan budget. and this is what various economists have sa
you want to deal with this deficit, end the war in afghanistan. we can do this. tax policy, let the wealthy pay their share and the oil companies pay their share. hold the expenditures steady and reduce it, as has been proposed and create economic growth. i know you gentlemen on the budget committee fought hard. republicans refused. their plome is 30 years before gsh their proposal is 30 years before that. i will talk about make it in america. i'm going to turn it back to you, mr. yarmuth. but...
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and a few minutes, hear from a panel of federal officials on contracting in afghanistan. in three hours, we will uigher today's house debate on a role for a bill that would cut non security federal spending at 2008 levels -- we will re-air today's house debate on a rule for a bill that could cut non security federal spending at 2008 levels. the house oversight and government reform committee holds its organizational meeting at 9:30 a.m., eastern. committee chairmen, republican isin, represents california. >> do you solemnly swear to support and defend the constitution of the united states foreign and domestic? >> the senate returns to work this week, including a new class of freshmen senators. learn more about them on line and follow their appearances with c-span's congressional chronicle. read transcripts of every house and senate session and find a full video archive of each member. at c-span.org/congress. >> white house press secretary was asked numerous times today about tomorrow's state of the union speech. the 45 minute briefing began with a statement on the bombing
and a few minutes, hear from a panel of federal officials on contracting in afghanistan. in three hours, we will uigher today's house debate on a role for a bill that would cut non security federal spending at 2008 levels -- we will re-air today's house debate on a rule for a bill that could cut non security federal spending at 2008 levels. the house oversight and government reform committee holds its organizational meeting at 9:30 a.m., eastern. committee chairmen, republican isin, represents...
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courtney: starting with iraq and afghanistan wars, two wars which, again, lots of debate about whether it was in our national interest, but in any case what is not debatable is that we never paid for a penny of either one of those conflicts. the bush tax cuts, $1.8 trillion . nondefense discretionary spending, $608 billion. tarp, the wall street bailout, which a lot of people forget occurred under the last administration, a medicare drug benefit which was passed in 2005 which was never paid for, not a nickel of that benefit was ever paid for. we were either offsetting revenue or other -- with either offsetting revenue or other spending reductions. and the 2008 stimulus bill which the bush administration had presented, a lot of people don't remember the check they got sent during that time for, again, none of those expenditures were paid for and many of those expenditures such as the bush tax cuts and the iraq and afghanistan war are still recurring expenses which are still accumulating bills and debts which this country is obligated for. when the obama administration took office in jan
courtney: starting with iraq and afghanistan wars, two wars which, again, lots of debate about whether it was in our national interest, but in any case what is not debatable is that we never paid for a penny of either one of those conflicts. the bush tax cuts, $1.8 trillion . nondefense discretionary spending, $608 billion. tarp, the wall street bailout, which a lot of people forget occurred under the last administration, a medicare drug benefit which was passed in 2005 which was never paid...
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can do to enhance food security in afghanistan and that really is about making it so that afghanistan relies less on annual rainfall for it's really dramatic wheat production swing and is able to rely more heavily on irrigation and water storage so that it can mitigate some of those challenges and we are very focused on that problem because every few years there is a drought in afghanistan and i think that has a broader impact. on the transparency question i thank you for asking that because one of my personal jihads since joining the government 18 months ago has been to increase the transparency of the work that we do. i think too often it is not that anybody tries to hide it but the information really needs to be out there about what we are doing for everybody to see and how much it costs and what is working and what is not working. we are doing that by trying to dramatically increase our own web presence in terms of saying what is done but also supported the afghans in building up a system where is a report what aid flows are and the critical thing is they need the information. we
can do to enhance food security in afghanistan and that really is about making it so that afghanistan relies less on annual rainfall for it's really dramatic wheat production swing and is able to rely more heavily on irrigation and water storage so that it can mitigate some of those challenges and we are very focused on that problem because every few years there is a drought in afghanistan and i think that has a broader impact. on the transparency question i thank you for asking that because...
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the money that we're investing in afghanistan comes from u.s. taxpayers. let's spend it in a way that benefits the taxpayers and creates jobs right here in the united states. now, i do understand that we've got to stop terrorism from breeding in other countries. and we certainly don't want other safe havens for terrorism to develop overseas. but in light of the fact that bin laden is now gone, i'm asking this congress, this administration to reassess our mission in afghanistan. let's take a part of the over half a trillion dollars and that's trillion with a t in military assistance that we've spent in afghanistan over the last 10 years, let's take a share of that and return it home to protect our people right here in the united states. yes, we are at risk of a terrorist attack, but more than likely that risk is increasingly coming from within the u.s. so let's fully equip and fund the first line of defense against terrorism in this country which is our first responders. if our local police, our local firefighters, our local emergency medical providers that
the money that we're investing in afghanistan comes from u.s. taxpayers. let's spend it in a way that benefits the taxpayers and creates jobs right here in the united states. now, i do understand that we've got to stop terrorism from breeding in other countries. and we certainly don't want other safe havens for terrorism to develop overseas. but in light of the fact that bin laden is now gone, i'm asking this congress, this administration to reassess our mission in afghanistan. let's take a...
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we cannot have them coming across the border and attacking our forces and afghanistan. we have urged them to take steps. i think they heard the message. we will see. >> he made a recommendation concerning repealing "don't ask, don't tell" and said he could not turn his back on the pentagon. what is the pentagon doing to mitigate it? the second part was that the law changes they will be the first want to comply with the law. secretary spoke to the training. our the last several months as we conducted a training, we have not found any significant issues other -- the training was not to change one's view but to make sure everyone understood what the rules were. i have great confidence that we will march off and do this. >> i talked to him directly about that. he said after doing the review and saying there is no impact, he was committed to putting this in place and it was important to move on. >> going back to the economy, you said you think they had heard about what needs to be done inside the border. we have heard this for several years now. each at a meeting with the ge
we cannot have them coming across the border and attacking our forces and afghanistan. we have urged them to take steps. i think they heard the message. we will see. >> he made a recommendation concerning repealing "don't ask, don't tell" and said he could not turn his back on the pentagon. what is the pentagon doing to mitigate it? the second part was that the law changes they will be the first want to comply with the law. secretary spoke to the training. our the last several...
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he deployed four times, the first three to iraq, the final to afghanistan. before his last assignment the first sergeant met him at a leaders course this summer. >> he was a marine that would give you good gut check for for something to measure yourself against. >> reporter: he was described as top notch, in the top 10%. he is what promoted last year to staff sergeant, a rare achievement. his family takes comfort in his final work in afghanistan where it's a constant strug 8 to bring leaders on board to support coalition forces. >> his actions showed them that he was willing to fight beside them and for their freedom and because of that, that trust and respect for him helped bring the village together. >> reporter: killed by an ied but lived for service and family. >> jimmy -- the brother. >> the brother who rant army ten mile with his sister because she signed him up and he didn't even know, to the son who brought his mother an i-pad touch pad because he thought it looked threat to the father that he smoked cigars with. >> reporter: and that is how he will
he deployed four times, the first three to iraq, the final to afghanistan. before his last assignment the first sergeant met him at a leaders course this summer. >> he was a marine that would give you good gut check for for something to measure yourself against. >> reporter: he was described as top notch, in the top 10%. he is what promoted last year to staff sergeant, a rare achievement. his family takes comfort in his final work in afghanistan where it's a constant strug 8 to...
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in march and i was out in the forward operating positions in afghanistan and i asked the troops a question, you know, sometimes you get a few minutes of quiet time with our troops that are serving us out there in those dangerous areas and i said, when i return to congress, what could i do to help you do a better job? what would assist you? and every one of them said to me, mr. mica, could you change the rules of engagement. and so i'm offering this amendment on their behalf and on behalf of all the servicemen and women who should be able to defend themselves in hostile areas and i'm not trying to micromanage the military, but i have a basic provision that says, the secretary of defense shall ensure that the rules of engagement applicable to the armed services assigned to duty in any hostile fire area and we have a definition for that, shall and, one, fully protect the members' rights to bear arms and two, to authorize the members to fully defend themselves from hostile action. the secretary would set those parameters. this is my amendment. i believe that implementing a successful counterin
in march and i was out in the forward operating positions in afghanistan and i asked the troops a question, you know, sometimes you get a few minutes of quiet time with our troops that are serving us out there in those dangerous areas and i said, when i return to congress, what could i do to help you do a better job? what would assist you? and every one of them said to me, mr. mica, could you change the rules of engagement. and so i'm offering this amendment on their behalf and on behalf of all...
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forces from afghanistan. i speak today as the daughter of a lieutenant colonel who fought in several wars, one who knows the trauma and devastation of wars on families. i want to be clear that our service men and women have performed with incredible courage and commitment in afghanistan. they're doing everything we ask them to do. but the truth is, they have been put in an impossible position. they are fighting in a way with no military solution an no end in sight. only a political and diplomatic solution and a regional stabilization strategy will end this war. in fact, this concern of war without end is why i oppose the resolution authorizing military force on september 14, 2001. it began a series of of blank checks that we have been writing for nearly a decade there. there are few things we know with certainty regarding the situation of afghanistan. we know that corruption persists unabated and in many cases has been fueled by the u.s. occupation and influx of foreign cash. president karzai has proven himse
forces from afghanistan. i speak today as the daughter of a lieutenant colonel who fought in several wars, one who knows the trauma and devastation of wars on families. i want to be clear that our service men and women have performed with incredible courage and commitment in afghanistan. they're doing everything we ask them to do. but the truth is, they have been put in an impossible position. they are fighting in a way with no military solution an no end in sight. only a political and...
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to a disturbing report from afghanistan. last week, we told you about mersoldiers cold and hungry at isolated posts. >> reporter: we learned about this from the family of a northernrava soldier killed in afghanistan in august and this is a hard-to-believe story of the apparent conditions of the troops in the front lines in the war in afghanistan. they were collecting items donated to a monasses real estate firm to send to our troops for christmas. the mother, sister, and girlfriend of the army specialist doug green telling us that solars in green's platoon -- soldiers in green's platoon in afghanistan at distant outposts want more than stocking stiffers but blankets and food. >> four weeks before he died, he was skyping me telling me he was having one mre a day and that everything else was the things we packaged in the boxes. he was hungry daley and didn't want me -- daley and didn't want me to tell anyone about it because he was afraid that there could be a backlash, you know. he wanted to suck it up. >> reporter: green's f
to a disturbing report from afghanistan. last week, we told you about mersoldiers cold and hungry at isolated posts. >> reporter: we learned about this from the family of a northernrava soldier killed in afghanistan in august and this is a hard-to-believe story of the apparent conditions of the troops in the front lines in the war in afghanistan. they were collecting items donated to a monasses real estate firm to send to our troops for christmas. the mother, sister, and girlfriend of the...
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there are hundreds of thousands in afghanistan perhaps 2 million. she lost her husband in a suicide attack last february but in here she finds some hope. she has started a small business making bread for her neighbors. it does not give her much, around $3 or $4 a day, but it is a start. when i met her she was clearly nervous to be in a foreign man's company. she refused to take her burka off but she sat proudly with her daughter. >> do you have hope for your future? >> only god will make a better. god willing my daughter will have a better life. >> 10 years later women have made mass of strides here, especially in education and health care. it is a start but it is not enough. >> there is no doubt women are better off, especially in the big cities. but i don't think it is satisfactory. >> the future will only be bright if her daughter can escape the poverty. she is much more free today than she was 10 years ago. but there is still a long way to go. abc news, kabul. >>> a football coach in louthan county is accused of embezzling $50,000 from a youth f
there are hundreds of thousands in afghanistan perhaps 2 million. she lost her husband in a suicide attack last february but in here she finds some hope. she has started a small business making bread for her neighbors. it does not give her much, around $3 or $4 a day, but it is a start. when i met her she was clearly nervous to be in a foreign man's company. she refused to take her burka off but she sat proudly with her daughter. >> do you have hope for your future? >> only god will...
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, what our policy should be in afghanistan, we have over 100,000 troops in afghanistan, we are borrowing over $8.2 billion a month to pay for afghanistan, that is all going on our credit card, that is going -- adding to our deficit, adding to our debt, our kids and grandkids are going to pay for the fact that we're not paying for it now. those issues deserve more than a few minutes of debate. again, i have an amendment on afghanistan to talk -- to encourage the president to rethink our policy and to develop an exit strategy and i and all the other members who are co-sponsoring my bill, my amendment, are given five minutes. five minutes to talk about this issue. surely we could spend at least another five minutes on top of that, i moan, hopefully even longer, being able to discuss this important issue. and i regret that. i think we need to be debating and discussing what we're doing in afghanistan. i think it is important, i think the american people want us to figure out a way out. and yet we've given -- we're given five minutes to be able to debate this issue. i think that is regrettabl
, what our policy should be in afghanistan, we have over 100,000 troops in afghanistan, we are borrowing over $8.2 billion a month to pay for afghanistan, that is all going on our credit card, that is going -- adding to our deficit, adding to our debt, our kids and grandkids are going to pay for the fact that we're not paying for it now. those issues deserve more than a few minutes of debate. again, i have an amendment on afghanistan to talk -- to encourage the president to rethink our policy...
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i just returned from a trip to afghanistan. i cannot describe how impressed i am with the commitment, the dedication and the work carried out every single day by our men and women in uniform and those in the civilian services. i met and spoke with them in kabul, bases and air force bases and small villages. quite simply, they are incredible. but over and over and over again, i heard the same message, this is not sustainable. the strategy that we are pursuing in afghanistan is not sustainable and it is costing us too much in human lives and financial resources to continue. it can't continue for another 18 months as called for by the president, let alone even longer. i stand here tonight more convinced than ever that it is time to forge a new path, a new strategy, built upon past and present accomplishments and more aggressively focused on reducing the military footprint in afghanistan than the plan described by the president last month, accelerating the transition of combat operations and intense international and regional effor
i just returned from a trip to afghanistan. i cannot describe how impressed i am with the commitment, the dedication and the work carried out every single day by our men and women in uniform and those in the civilian services. i met and spoke with them in kabul, bases and air force bases and small villages. quite simply, they are incredible. but over and over and over again, i heard the same message, this is not sustainable. the strategy that we are pursuing in afghanistan is not sustainable...
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i met a woman whose husband died in afghanistan. and we discussed issues as widow of a service member. and one of the concerns she raised was absolutely paying her mortgage, giving the changes and stresses that had taken place in her life. and this led me to introduce legislation last year which passed the house last fall which directed the appropriate agencies to take into account in consideration of the special circumstances of wounded service members and widows of fallen soldiers and housing programs. and along this line this amendment and my amendment today would add military service members and veterans that have service-related injuries as well as survivors and dependents of such individuals to be included in the study of the use of the f.h.a. refinance program. these families do face often new hardships. they may need modification to their houses if the service member is now in a wheelchair. they may have significant changes in their ability to move around as well as the skills they are able to perform which could have a sign
i met a woman whose husband died in afghanistan. and we discussed issues as widow of a service member. and one of the concerns she raised was absolutely paying her mortgage, giving the changes and stresses that had taken place in her life. and this led me to introduce legislation last year which passed the house last fall which directed the appropriate agencies to take into account in consideration of the special circumstances of wounded service members and widows of fallen soldiers and housing...
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correspondent and prominent author and founder of an organization in afghanistan. she spoke of her experiences there. she served in morocco from 1984 to 1986. also present to be recognized and also to participate in the discussion was gordon radly, former president of lucas films and served from 1968 to 1970 and western samoa. third person i spoke, i acknowledge these people, because they are example of community leaders in the country who were influenced both tremendously by their experience in peace corps. one i know well, because he is a constituent of ours in the congressional district, but also with his service is thomas tigue, president and c.e.o. of a very influential of direct relief international, which provides emergency services and disaster aid to countries around the world and head quartered in santa barbara and before he came to this position he served as the associate general counsel and c.o.o. of the peace corps and served in thailand from 1986 to 1988. their stories -- and i mention these three, because now the library of congress is collecting sto
correspondent and prominent author and founder of an organization in afghanistan. she spoke of her experiences there. she served in morocco from 1984 to 1986. also present to be recognized and also to participate in the discussion was gordon radly, former president of lucas films and served from 1968 to 1970 and western samoa. third person i spoke, i acknowledge these people, because they are example of community leaders in the country who were influenced both tremendously by their experience...
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the taliban was still the government of afghanistan. there were many more al qaeda attacks still to come and in those days right after september 11, the congress passed an authorization to use force that said, and i paraphrase only slightly, the president is use all appropriate force against those nations, organizations or persons he determines planned authorize committed or aided a terrorist attack that occurred on my levin or harbored such organizations. now a lot has happened since then. as i say a number of attacks as we have put pressure on al qaeda in the afghan-pakistan region, some terrorists have squirted out to other places and there are al qaeda affiliates or however you want to describe them in yemen, in western sahara, in somalia, all planning, launching attacks and in addition to that of course the internet is being used now to instruct and inspire and even direct others who may never go to a meeting or engage in formal training. the point i'm trying to make is a lot has changed since september 2001 and it is time for cong
the taliban was still the government of afghanistan. there were many more al qaeda attacks still to come and in those days right after september 11, the congress passed an authorization to use force that said, and i paraphrase only slightly, the president is use all appropriate force against those nations, organizations or persons he determines planned authorize committed or aided a terrorist attack that occurred on my levin or harbored such organizations. now a lot has happened since then. as...
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she's just returned from a trip through afghanistan and pakistan and lawmakers want to know what comes next. >> we still face a difficult fight but coalition and afghan forces have reversed the taliban momentum in key areas. >> reporter: some members of congress are upset over recent remarks from hamid karzai just days after a face-to-face meeting with secretary clinton. he said if the u.s. and pakistan ended up at war with one another, his country would back pakistan. that has lawmakers from both parties thinking it's time to stop committing american lives and dollars to fight there. >> too much american blood and treasure have been invested in afghanistan for us to walk away or to have a government that threatens american interests. >> reporter: right now, about 98,000 troops are in afghanistan. and the current strategy calls for most of them to come home by 2015. u.s. forces in iraq will pack up and pull out by the end of this year. president obama made the announcement last week saying it's time for american diplomats to take the lead there. the secretary also outlined a plan to re
she's just returned from a trip through afghanistan and pakistan and lawmakers want to know what comes next. >> we still face a difficult fight but coalition and afghan forces have reversed the taliban momentum in key areas. >> reporter: some members of congress are upset over recent remarks from hamid karzai just days after a face-to-face meeting with secretary clinton. he said if the u.s. and pakistan ended up at war with one another, his country would back pakistan. that has...
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the bill provides a 1.6% increase in military pay and funds the afghanistan and iraq wars. the senate has already written its own version of the legislation. >>> the number of people filing for unemployment rose for the first time in three weeks great 10,000 people applied for benefits last week. the economy is on the rebound but the job market is still weak. >>> sharing some fun and some sadness, a special camp under way for the families of fallen service members. >> things are heating up across the area . >> the third day of informal workouts. how about the orioles? i will show you what happened this afternoon. >>> a yearly tradition it's underway this afternoon at arlington national cemetery. the old guard has been part of this memorial day tradition since 1948. >>> hundreds of families are in the d.c. area for a special club that begins tomorrow. " this is the camp for adults and children you've lost a loved one in the military. for the first time in its history there is a waiting list. >> sometimes he would chase me around the house. >> in memory of her father when she
the bill provides a 1.6% increase in military pay and funds the afghanistan and iraq wars. the senate has already written its own version of the legislation. >>> the number of people filing for unemployment rose for the first time in three weeks great 10,000 people applied for benefits last week. the economy is on the rebound but the job market is still weak. >>> sharing some fun and some sadness, a special camp under way for the families of fallen service members. >>...
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and waste, get rid of programs that don't work, look at our military spending, what is happening in afghanistan, $2 billion a week or more than that now. look at the billions of dollars that we are giving oil subsidies to big oil companies, a big tax cut to the richest millionaires and billionaires and ending medicare as we know it. wrong priorities. we can do better than this. and i thank distinguished the gentleman from new york for the opportunity to share my share. rhode island seniors are depending on me and this congress to protect and strengthen medicare and they expect us to deal with this deficit in a responsible way and be responsible but maintain our commitment to our seniors. mr. tonko: thank you, representative cicilline and thank you for your outspokenness and america knees to be involved. we can raid on the middle class and cut domestic programs or do it intelligently where we share the pain and speak of sharing the pain, a budget, as you indicate, is nothing more, nothing less than our values, our principles, our priorities. and we have seen where the priorities lie in the -- wi
and waste, get rid of programs that don't work, look at our military spending, what is happening in afghanistan, $2 billion a week or more than that now. look at the billions of dollars that we are giving oil subsidies to big oil companies, a big tax cut to the richest millionaires and billionaires and ending medicare as we know it. wrong priorities. we can do better than this. and i thank distinguished the gentleman from new york for the opportunity to share my share. rhode island seniors are...
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since the afghanistan war began, the u.s. and pakistan have been uneasy allies. the fragile friendship is showing more signs of breaking down. >> we're all balancing the two realities. >> reporter: secretary of state hillary clintonel to congress pakistan's spy agency is supporting a terrorist group called the hakani network, attacking u.s. troops in pakistan and afghanistan from safe heavies in pakistan. >> pakistan's leadership must join us in squeezing thes in thework. >> reporter: while senior u.s. officials incests pakistan continues to harbor terrorists, the former president claims that pakistan is ino sent. >> i am 500% sure that i did not know, whether anyone believes it or not. >> reporter: in meetings with current pakistani leaders, she made it clear the u.s. will not tolerate anymore attacks on u.s. interests in afghanistan. >> i made it clear to the pakistanis that the attack on our embassy was an outrage. >> reporter: the tough talk provoked a statement from karzai. >> if pakistan is attacked, afghanistan will be there with you. >> reporter: clinton
since the afghanistan war began, the u.s. and pakistan have been uneasy allies. the fragile friendship is showing more signs of breaking down. >> we're all balancing the two realities. >> reporter: secretary of state hillary clintonel to congress pakistan's spy agency is supporting a terrorist group called the hakani network, attacking u.s. troops in pakistan and afghanistan from safe heavies in pakistan. >> pakistan's leadership must join us in squeezing thes in thework....
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iraq, pakistan, and afghanistan. after spending the last week in those three countries, just last week, i thought i would try to be responsive to what the chief asked me to do and give you an update of the situation as it least i see it. and some of you may remember, before we took office, after the election, the president made a pledge. he made a pledge to bring the iraq war to a responsible end, to responsibly and the war in iraq, and as some of you know, at that time, the president asked me before we got sworn in to go to iraq and make a trip to afghanistan and pakistan as well and come back and give an independent assessment of what we were about to take responsibility for. at the outset of the administration, a surprise to me, the president in the one day in the oval office turned asked, "joe, will you do iraq?" and so i had the honor and also the responsibility for our objective of bringing the war to an end in a responsible manner. we have had some incredibly talented foreign policy folks. we had incredibly ta
iraq, pakistan, and afghanistan. after spending the last week in those three countries, just last week, i thought i would try to be responsive to what the chief asked me to do and give you an update of the situation as it least i see it. and some of you may remember, before we took office, after the election, the president made a pledge. he made a pledge to bring the iraq war to a responsible end, to responsibly and the war in iraq, and as some of you know, at that time, the president asked me...
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the war in afghanistan that is now nearly a decade old. this war has been going on so long that 55% of my colleagues weren't here when it started. we have heard plenty about changing the house rules, about changing the ways we conduct the nation's business, about changing the relationship between the government and the people. we even heard about how a new law that will provide affordable health care to all americans is somehow the greatest threat to the republic and the constitutional order. but on the subject of war, disastrous war that has taken the lives of more than 1,00 americans in afghanistan -- 1,400 americans in afghanistan and cost taxpayers some $366 billion, the new congressional majority is interested in no change whatsoever. in his speech yesterday, speaker boehner spoke of giving government back to the people. in his speech he talked about honesty, accountability, and responsibility and responsiveness. look, if he meant that, he should be listening to the 60% of people who believe the war in afghanistan is not worth fightin
the war in afghanistan that is now nearly a decade old. this war has been going on so long that 55% of my colleagues weren't here when it started. we have heard plenty about changing the house rules, about changing the ways we conduct the nation's business, about changing the relationship between the government and the people. we even heard about how a new law that will provide affordable health care to all americans is somehow the greatest threat to the republic and the constitutional order....